Holy lube brother!! A little dab would do it!! Pea sized.. For your canister I would leave the cap on and the "burp" It. Look at at how your carb cap is pointed.. It is shooting right through the other side. Not necessary to do 30 minutes at all. Pressure and burp about 3 times should be sufficient. CO2 is heavier than oxygen, so it will settle to the bottom. I have idea to put a hose on the pressure cap and run it into the bottom of the canister. So you push the O2 out from the bottom up.
Great technique! I get so many clogged poppits when transferring from fermenter to keg! Do you find the filters ever get get clogged and restrict beer flow into the keg?
Do you find that the majority of the hops get stuck in the bottom collection container when dry hopping in this way?. Mine seem to. I’ve started to add pressure to the bottom whilst releasing the top valve to get it all moving but I’m little disappointed to see them all expanded and stuck at the bottom within minutes - which would means the beer isn’t getting much contact time. Any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong? Perhaps dry hopping under pressure isn’t the best idea
We've had great success with purging the unit fully BEFORE we dry hop. Pressurizing the collection container and purging the top shoots the hops to the top. We then top off with CO2 after successful dry hopping. I hope this helps! Cheers! - Nick
I had the same problem, did you manage to solve it? I wonder if to use same pressure in container and fermenter or higher/lower pressure in container next time.
@@exit12homebrew so you are saying you first release all co2 from the headspace and then you pressurise the container with hops ? What pressure? I saw some videos where people equalize the pressure in both chambers but I’m not sure what is the proper way. Thanks.
@@misenko856 HI Michal. Yes, we release all the pressure in the top first. We find the pressure in the cannister shoots the hops up into solution but won't if your yeast cake leftover from the first dump is still heavy. - Nick
Nice Video. Can you tell me more about the two filters you used in your beer line. If you can share the details and where to get them that would be great. Thanks.
They are bouncer filters, they work awesome, we usually use them when transferring from kettle to fermenter then again fermenter to secondary or serving keg. bouncer.beer/
Additionally, the filters have different micron levels so some are finer than others. When transferring from the fermenter to a keg, we have the beer go through a broader filter and finishing at a finer one to catch anything the first one didn't. We've found it to be extremely helpful but note: purge the tubing and filters with CO2 before you use them! - Nick
That thing is never getting stuck again! Man that is a cool setup. Dang I said I wasn't going to buy any more gear this year... Do people really recommend 30 minutes of CO2 for a dryhop in that thing? That seems way over the top. I think you are totally right with the couple minutes. Especially during active ferm like in NEIPA where the yeast will probably scrub the O2 anyway. Cheers dudes that is a totally rad setup.
Yea, I don't think 30 minutes is needed. If you keep the black cap on the other side of container and loosen to let O2 out a few times if should be sufficient (especially during high krausen like you mentioned). We are actually really impressed with the Fermzilla so far and would recommend, it's solidly built and easy to use. This beer came out pretty close to what you would get commercially (the Kviek blend we get a little farmhouse kick that we enjoyed) overall very good experience so far. -Brandon
@@exit12homebrew Thanks for your reply - do you mean the fermentor or the small vessel in the bottom? We have tried adding pressure to the small jar and letting out pressure from the fermentor, but this didn't do any difference. The hop pellets just stays at the bottom creating a solid mass.
@@KasperAndersen Yeah we find when we completely depressurize the top and pressurize the collection container, the hops will shoot up into the solution.
You will learn is only takes the smallest amount of lube. I would clean all of that off ASAP. CO2 is heavier than atmospheric air but your shooting it right out the backside, you would be better off just flooding it from the top like a canning line and then connecting it.
Holy lube brother!! A little dab would do it!! Pea sized.. For your canister I would leave the cap on and the "burp" It. Look at at how your carb cap is pointed.. It is shooting right through the other side. Not necessary to do 30 minutes at all. Pressure and burp about 3 times should be sufficient. CO2 is heavier than oxygen, so it will settle to the bottom. I have idea to put a hose on the pressure cap and run it into the bottom of the canister. So you push the O2 out from the bottom up.
Your Co2 salesman must love you
Great technique! I get so many clogged poppits when transferring from fermenter to keg! Do you find the filters ever get get clogged and restrict beer flow into the keg?
Thanks for the comment! It's only happened to us once. We've really had great success using two filters! - Nick
Do you find that the majority of the hops get stuck in the bottom collection container when dry hopping in this way?. Mine seem to. I’ve started to add pressure to the bottom whilst releasing the top valve to get it all moving but I’m little disappointed to see them all expanded and stuck at the bottom within minutes - which would means the beer isn’t getting much contact time. Any suggestions on what I may be doing wrong? Perhaps dry hopping under pressure isn’t the best idea
We've had great success with purging the unit fully BEFORE we dry hop. Pressurizing the collection container and purging the top shoots the hops to the top. We then top off with CO2 after successful dry hopping. I hope this helps! Cheers! - Nick
Yeah, that happens to us as well. Especially when using lots of hops
I had the same problem, did you manage to solve it? I wonder if to use same pressure in container and fermenter or higher/lower pressure in container next time.
@@exit12homebrew so you are saying you first release all co2 from the headspace and then you pressurise the container with hops ? What pressure? I saw some videos where people equalize the pressure in both chambers but I’m not sure what is the proper way. Thanks.
@@misenko856 HI Michal. Yes, we release all the pressure in the top first. We find the pressure in the cannister shoots the hops up into solution but won't if your yeast cake leftover from the first dump is still heavy. - Nick
LMAO.. Blue Ball.. Must be from all the lube!! I literally burst out laughing!!
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Nice Video. Can you tell me more about the two filters you used in your beer line. If you can share the details and where to get them that would be great. Thanks.
They are bouncer filters, they work awesome, we usually use them when transferring from kettle to fermenter then again fermenter to secondary or serving keg. bouncer.beer/
Additionally, the filters have different micron levels so some are finer than others. When transferring from the fermenter to a keg, we have the beer go through a broader filter and finishing at a finer one to catch anything the first one didn't. We've found it to be extremely helpful but note: purge the tubing and filters with CO2 before you use them! - Nick
What is the name of the refrigerator model you are using?
Hey man! It's an Energy Star. We bought the entire unit off of a former homebrewer. It comes with casters too. Great unit! - Nick
Wow, that was a ton of lube you used! :) Isn't it great how many equipment options we have as homebrewers?
Yeah, too much lube, I'd say! The pressurized fermentation, to this point, has been a complete game changer for us. Cheers!
I was thinking the same thing lol
Lube Master that’s a years worth haha great video Iv yet to dabble into psi fermentation
That thing is never getting stuck again! Man that is a cool setup. Dang I said I wasn't going to buy any more gear this year... Do people really recommend 30 minutes of CO2 for a dryhop in that thing? That seems way over the top. I think you are totally right with the couple minutes. Especially during active ferm like in NEIPA where the yeast will probably scrub the O2 anyway. Cheers dudes that is a totally rad setup.
Yea, I don't think 30 minutes is needed. If you keep the black cap on the other side of container and loosen to let O2 out a few times if should be sufficient (especially during high krausen like you mentioned). We are actually really impressed with the Fermzilla so far and would recommend, it's solidly built and easy to use. This beer came out pretty close to what you would get commercially (the Kviek blend we get a little farmhouse kick that we enjoyed) overall very good experience so far.
-Brandon
You didn't expect the Juggernaut kviek yeast to finish up as quick as it did lol.... its kviek bro, shits crazy.
That it is! Thanks for watching!!
Just wonder, why sanitize scissors, plastic bag and container when the hops themselves are not sanitized? Am I missing something?
We just like to be careful! Any perceived germs on the hops were killed when they were in the freezer.
When we do this. Almost all of the hops stay stuck in the bottom. We don't get the whoosh.
Try to de pressurize the unit first!
@@exit12homebrew Thanks for your reply - do you mean the fermentor or the small vessel in the bottom? We have tried adding pressure to the small jar and letting out pressure from the fermentor, but this didn't do any difference. The hop pellets just stays at the bottom creating a solid mass.
@@KasperAndersen Yeah we find when we completely depressurize the top and pressurize the collection container, the hops will shoot up into the solution.
Exit 12 Brewery okay. Have you tried it with apx 700g of hops? Perhaps it is our amount of hops
You will learn is only takes the smallest amount of lube. I would clean all of that off ASAP. CO2 is heavier than atmospheric air but your shooting it right out the backside, you would be better off just flooding it from the top like a canning line and then connecting it.
Thanks for the input and we hope you enjoy the videos. Cheers!
Appreciate the video! That was enough lube to.. oh never mind...
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